2001 SEC Championship Game

{{for|the SEC men's basketball championship|2001 SEC men's basketball tournament}}

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{{Infobox college football game

| name =

| year_game_played = 2001

| game_name = SEC Championship Game

| subheader = Conference Championship

| image = 2001SECChamplogo.png

| caption = 2001 SEC Championship logo

| football_season = 2001

| visitor_name_short = Tennessee

| visitor_nickname = Volunteers

| visitor_school = University of Tennessee

| home_name_short = LSU

| home_nickname = Tigers

| home_school = Louisiana State University

| visitor_record = 10–1

| home_record = 8–3

| visitor_coach = Phillip Fulmer

| home_coach = Nick Saban

| visitor_rank_AP = 2

| visitor_rank_coaches = 2

| visitor_rank_BCS = 2

| home_rank_AP = 21

| home_rank_coaches = 20

| home_rank_BCS = NR

| visitor_1q = 0

| visitor_2q = 17

| visitor_3q = 0

| visitor_4q = 3

| home_1q = 7

| home_2q = 3

| home_3q = 6

| home_4q = 15

| date_game_played = December 8

| stadium = Georgia Dome

| city = Atlanta, Georgia

| MVP = QB Matt Mauck, LSU

| odds = Tennessee by 7{{cite web|url=http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/championship/sec/|title=SEC Championship History| accessdate= 27 November 2012 }}

| referee = Steve Shaw

| attendance = 74,843

| us_network = CBS

| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games

| us_announcers = Verne Lundquist (play-by-play)
Todd Blackledge (color)
Jill Arrington (sideline)

}}

{{2001 Southeastern Conference football standings}}

The 2001 SEC Championship Game was won by the LSU Tigers 31–20 over the Tennessee Volunteers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on December 8, 2001 and was televised to a national audience on CBS. The loss kept Tennessee from a second appearance in the BCS National Championship Game.